Set within the historic walls of Hotel 1829, Old World, New Works invites viewers into a conversation between heritage and contemporary expression.

Housed in a building whose story began in 1829, this exhibition transforms a site of history into a living space for modern artistic voices. Presented by Aubrey Artworks, the exhibition gathers a dynamic collection of artists whose lives and practices have been shaped by movement across borders, cultures, and time. Featuring creators from England, Africa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the United States mainland, the show reflects a global exchange of perspective rooted in personal experience.

Across stained glass, photography, painting, mixed media, sculpture, and other forms, these works speak to identity, memory, migration, belonging, and transformation. Many of the participating artists carry the unique lens of expatriates and world travelers—individuals who understand home not as a single place, but as something gathered through experience. In Old World, New Works, the past is not static—it is reawakened. The architecture of history meets the urgency of the present. Traditional spaces hold contemporary truths.

The result is an exhibition where old walls witness new stories, and where art becomes the bridge between where we have been and where we are going. This show celebrates not only artistic diversity, but the enduring power of creativity to transcend geography, language, and era.